Howard Estabrook

The Masquerader -- Charlie is an actor in a film studio. He messes up several scenes and is tossed out. Returning dressed as a lady, he charms the director. Even so, Charlie never makes it into film, winding up at the bottom of a well.

Chuck and his brother Wes are wealthy siblings who plan to rob Caesar's Palace more for fun than profit. They ingratiate themselves to the Hell's Angels of Oakland, planning to use the gang as a diversion during the staging of the heist. When Betsy the biker babe mistakenly reveals the plan, the brothers become separated and are forced to take other measures.

A heartwarming look at family and friendship, The Human Comedy is the poignant story of high school student Homer Macauley (MickeyRooney) and the lives he touches while delivering telegrams throughout his small California town during the troubling years of WorldWar II. Based on an original screenplay by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright William Saroyan (which he would later adapt into abestselling novel), the movie received four Oscar® nominations – Best Picture, Director, Actor (Rooney) and B&W Cinematography – andwon for Best Story. Reportedly the favorite film of MGM studio chief Louis B. Mayer, The Human Comedy is both moving and timeless, amasterful celebration of the American way of life.

A heartwarming look at family and friendship, The Human Comedy is the poignant story of high school student Homer and the lives he touches while delivering telegrams throughout his small California town during the troubling years of World War II.